WESTMINSTER – A man was convicted and sentenced today for agreeing to pay for sex acts after approaching a woman in Anaheim. Jon Michael Hill, 59, Newport Beach, pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of agreeing to engage in prostitution. He was sentenced to three years of informal probation, 45 days in jail, and must submit DNA and attend AIDS testing and education. Continue reading→

You are cordially invited to attend a meeting of the Program for Progressives on Friday, August 9, 2013, from 7:15 p.m.- 9:30 p.m.

In the aftermath of controversial incidents involving cops in both Fullerton and Anaheim, local residents have banded together to demand that police oversight committees be formed to monitor law enforcement agencies in both cities. But the goal of establishing them remains as elusive as ever as politicians, police unions, and city bureaucrats do what they can to thwart their creation.

The National Night Out is set for this Tuesday, August 6, 2013, from 5 pm to 8 pm, at Eucalyptus Park, which is located on E. Santa Ana Canyon Road, between South Anaheim Hills Road and S0uth Fairmont Blvd. Click here to RSVP on Facebook.

The National Night Out is 25 years of fun sponsored by the Anaheim Police Department. This is an evening for the family with K-9 and S.W.A.T demos. The pilots and “Angel,” the APD helicopter, along with the Neighborhood watch program plus much more…. FOOD, MUSIC, FUN the kids will love it! Continue reading→

SANTA ANA – A human trafficker was convicted today of forcibly sex trafficking a 16-year-old girl after having unlawful sexual intercourse with the victim. Berneal Holman, Jr., 29, Los Angeles, pleaded guilty to a court offer to one felony count each of conspiracy to commit human trafficking of a minor, human trafficking of a minor, pimping a minor, and pandering with a minor over 16 years old by procuring, and a 2004 prior conviction for pandering and unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor. Holman’s maximum sentence would have been 18 years to life in state prison had he been charged under Proposition 35, which went into effect eight days after his arrest. He is expected to be sentenced to five years in state prison and mandatory lifetime sex offender registration at his sentencing Aug. 9, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. in Department C-5, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Michael John Lytle, 30, of Anaheim, a Fullerton firefighter, was among those arrested on suspicion of participating in the Huntington Beach riot over the weekend, authorities said Tuesday. He was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, Fullerton city officials said. He has been placed on administrative leave, according to NBC News.

He was off-duty at the time of the incident but has been placed on paid administrative leave. Lytle was hired as a firefighter by the city of Fullerton on Feb. 11, 2008, according to the City of Fullerton. Continue reading→

FULLERTON – A pimp has been charged with human trafficking and pandering two minors and attempting to pimp a third teenage girl. Curtis Maurice Canady, 19, was charged yesterday, July 29, 2013, with two felony counts of human trafficking with the intent to pander, two felony counts of pandering a minor by procuring, and one felony count of attempted pimping. If convicted on all counts, Canady faces a maximum sentence of 15 years and four months in state prison. Canady is being held in custody on $75,000 bail and is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on Aug. 6, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. in Department N-12, North Justice Center, Fullerton. Continue reading→

SANTA ANA – A man will be arraigned tomorrow for pimping and pandering a teenage woman after posting an advertisement on a website known for prostitution. Davion D’Anthony Johnson-Harris, 24, Anaheim, is charged with one felony count each of pimping and pandering. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of six years in state prison. He is currently being held on $100,000 bail, and is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow, July 31, 2013, at 8:00 a.m. in Department C-5, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading→

A year after police shootings prompted unrest in Anaheim, some residents express frustration over response to their concerns.

By Paloma Esquivel, Los Angeles Times

It began with violence: Anaheim police firing beanbags and a police dog breaking loose and lunging into a crowd of men, women and children, some of whom had confronted the officers over their fatal shooting of a Latino man.

When another fatal police shooting of a Latino followed, and the anger finally spilled over, people smashed windows, and police in riot gear rushed the street, even as the fireworks from Disneyland on the other side of town erupted in the night sky. Continue reading→

Authorities have identified the woman’s body who was found on the 57 Freeway in Anaheim shortly after midnight Saturday. The coroner’s office identified the body as Desiree Moriel of Diamond Bar, according to ABC News.

Shortly after midnight, police said they received several calls of a possible body on the northbound lanes of the freeway between Orangewood and Katella Avenues, according to CBS News. Continue reading→